We have a door and skylights!

Well, It's been about three weeks..and we were gone on vacation. The weather is getting HOTTER and so the window to work is smaller. But we have a door and skylights now, and the shingles are going up!

The Studio...cont'd

The days are getting hotter....almost unbearable. I'm amazed that Bob is still working on this. It is starting to look great!

The Studio

Here's the progress from yesterday. This is getting exciting!!! ;)

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Well, it is FINALLY happening!! We are building my painting studio, a 10 X 14 building in our backyard which was designed and is being built by my neighbor, Bob Niedergall. I asked him to make it look like a New Orleans Shotgun from the front, so we'll see how it turns out. I started taking pictures of the progress from the front and back...as you can see above.

Nathanael's 3rd Birthday Party!

Elemore Morgan, Jr. (AUGUST 6, 1931 - MAY 18, 2008)

It is very hard for me to believe that Mr. Morgan has left this earth. As one of the most influential professors that I had at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, Mr. Morgan was both an inspiration and a mentor to me. After graduating in 1995, I continued contact with him and tried to see him whenever I visited the Lafayette area. I was fortunate enough to spend several hours with him this past New Years Eve, when he invited me and my family to his home and studio.


As an educator, Mr. Morgan was tough. He expected plenty from his students. He treated us as fellow artists, and he expected us to act as such. Art was his passion, and he took it very seriously. I learned so much from him, and to this day, my own work and teaching style directly reflects his influence.

My heart goes out to his family. I wish I could be there for the wake and for them. Although, I know he would want me to stay with my students as they finish up their quarter.

For more about him, visit his gallery's website, here.

Junior Prom

Well, here is the official picture!